BURNING OF A CONVENT.
The Convent of the Sisters of Notre Dame, at Belleville, Illinois, was burned, at eleVen o'clock on the night of 6tn JaW, involving a qrea't loss 'in ~ life and a :lp3s m; property?- of from ,45,00,0 to ? pOQr Fiyenu'na jumped' from a fifth storey window, anld Were killed, one instantly. The' fire was| one ; of the moat, destructive to life aud property that . Bell.^viire' c^as. Veyerj experienced/, .'"WTben the ' ruins' • had ; suiiicientiy copied, volunteers wen^t to [work to bringr out the bodies, and a temble sight waai revealedi At' tiiries '>■■ the searchers v'p^uld findiwb dr charred masses' 1 huddled closely; together, seemingly seeking protection against the flames. The deaths numbered 27, of which 22 were pjujiiis i-and^fiye sisters. v Anipng^ the jktter were the Si&ter Superior." Tne' bodies were all near and: the Sister Superior's body seemed to be the centre of aghastlyjcircle of black re mai^._ iThexWoik of exhumation: was awful, and more than once stopped because of the sickening sensations which overcame the workmen:, i The Convent was a favorite school, and patronised *hy non-Catholic iamiliesV.pupihj being sent there from all parts of the coiintrv.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 82, 5 March 1884, Page 2
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191BURNING OF A CONVENT. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 82, 5 March 1884, Page 2
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